StewartBrown at Inspire Cowork Miranda

Business: StewartBrown Chartered Accountants
Industry: Accounting, Audit and Assurance, Business Advisory and Professional Services
Team Size: 120 nationally, including 10 staff based at or regularly using the Miranda office
Connection with Inspire: Since 2018
Services: Private office space, meeting rooms, boardroom, shared kitchen and common areas, reception and entry facilities, parking, reliable internet and shared onsite facilities

Established in 1939, StewartBrown is one of Australia’s oldest independent chartered accounting firms. It supports organisations, individuals and groups through audit and assurance, consulting and business services, with specialist expertise across aged care, NDIS and not-for-profit organisations.

The firm works nationally, with clients in every Australian state and territory. Its broader client base spans residential aged care, home care, retirement living, NDIS, independent schools, children’s services, private businesses across a range of industries and self-managed superannuation funds.

For Managing Partner Stuart Hutcheon, StewartBrown’s approach comes back to a commitment to its clients and staff, along with “integrity, clarity and quality.”

When Stuart first began using Inspire Cowork in 2018, he was the only StewartBrown team member working from the Miranda office.

Stuart found Inspire Cowork through a Google search while looking for a reliable office environment close to home.

The Miranda location gave him a practical alternative to working from home or regularly travelling to Chatswood.

For Stewart Brown, the private office and reliable internet have been particularly important. The team also has access to meeting rooms, a boardroom, shared kitchen and common areas, reception facilities, parking and other onsite amenities when required.

This gives the team a dedicated place for everyday work, with additional meeting facilities available when needed.

As Stuart puts it, the main benefits are simple:

“Technology, location, flexibility.”

Today, the Miranda team uses Inspire Cowork for its day-to-day professional services work.

The private office supports focused client work, confidential calls and online meetings. Meeting rooms and the boardroom are used less frequently, but are available for activities such as team meetings and recruitment.

Staff from StewartBrown’s other locations, as well as clients and professional contacts, can also visit the Miranda office when required.

For a firm handling confidential client information, having a suitable environment for focused and private work is important. Stuart describes the office as “professional and comfortable”.

One of the clearest changes since 2018 has been the growth of StewartBrown’s Miranda team.

Stuart initially used Inspire Cowork on his own. Today, 10 staff are based at or regularly use the Miranda office as part of StewartBrown’s 120-person national team.

The Miranda office has helped StewartBrown recruit locally, including staff living in the Sutherland Shire and south-west Sydney who may find Miranda more practical than travelling to Chatswood.

It gives those staff somewhere closer to home while still keeping them connected to the broader StewartBrown business.

For a firm that works nationally, the Miranda office provides a local workplace for part of the team while remaining connected to the wider organisation.

Eight years after Stuart first began using Inspire Cowork, the Miranda office has become an established part of StewartBrown’s broader working arrangements.

What started as a solution for one person now supports a local team, giving staff a reliable place to work in Miranda with additional meeting facilities available when required.

For Stuart, the value of the setup still comes back to the same practical priorities that led him to Inspire Cowork in the first place:

“Professional office, local and good tech.”